Stone Castle | Short Film Nominee

Short Film Nominee August 16, 2020

Stone Castle

By Simrandeep Sandhu with 6.7

drama · Short Films · punjabi

The short film aims to invoke a relevant comment on the various kinds of discrimination prevalent in society, in general, and the role caste has to play in this, in particular. It's approach is marked by brevity, an element that works in its favour. The scene is of a village where it seems two brothers are wrapping up work on their farm before moving on to the next task.

Handheld shots remain dominant in the narrative, and are further tied with interesting editing to drive home the intensity of events that come to unfold. The film offers insight into the devastating effects of the inherent discrimination against a community and the consequent violence it often leads to. The idea is foregrounded in a significant manner by portraying how the situation in itself might have been a completely inane one, but its misinterpretation due to one's own vision coloured by bias, led to ruinous, irreversible results.
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